The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09

nurses until the arrival OF Mr. Hopper,
the undertaken, who has been sent
for, Quincy Ward, the sculptor, In
expected TO take cast Of his face for
the statue already long provided Tor
by his old friend, Mr.. Henry Sage, oil
Ithacs. The statue will ornament
Prospect Park, and be shrine to
which generations OF pilgrims will re-
sort 10 reverence and admire"
The funeral takes place Thursday,
and services will be held at the house
at $3.50 s.m. on Thursday. and at the
church at IL 80 o'clock. 1t was The
wish OF ths family that the funeral
should be as quiet as possible. This
bulletin was issued:
"The services at the house will be
confined absolutely 10 the relatives,
without any exception, II being mani
fest that q selection outside the family
circle would be impossible, the house
being too email to hold even small
part OF Mr.. Beeeher's nearest friends"
DR.. Searle makes the followir 8
verbal statement in regard TO the d s.
tinguished divine's last hours: Mr..
Beecher began to fsi decidedly at 8
O'Clock this morning, respiration
rapid. At 4 o'clock the family was
summoned. Death came slowly and
stealthily, respiration gradually be.
came faster and faster until they
rel ,hed go minute, one each second.
Pulse variable and often reaching 140
He still remained in the same con-
diton except breathing, eyes osed,
entirely unconscious. The motion oil
the right arm became less frequent,
and was finally stopped almost en-
tirely. About Q o'clock in the morn
ing We could detect the first symptoms
OF immeoiite death. His pulse ran
up still higher, ckered aud huetu-
ated unit two minutes before his
death. His pulse ceased almost en-
tirey at tie wrist. 30 faint that 1t
could hardly BIZ detected and then
stopped altogether. There was rat
Ting in his throat, painful to those
around him, but unfelt by him. owing
to the failure OF the nerve center Of
the respiratory organs, together with
the failure OF tie hear . action. His
death. which came at $3.50, was very
easy, 40 painless and as pleasant es
dea b from suffocation or drowning Is
said to be.
The folio wing, among other tsle.
grams, was received:
EKsoUrIvE MANsIoH,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., March y, 1851
Mrs. Henry Ward BeeCheri
Accept my hear felt sympathy In
this hour Of your bereavement, with
the hope that comfort msy be vouch-
tafed from the heavenly source you
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Among the hundreds who sent tele-
grams and leitere OF coincidence, were
Francis Murphy, the temperance ad-
Curtis, Rev. Watland HOyt, OF Phils.
delphiA; Henry Irving, Ellen Terry,
Reginald Mardon, Bristol, England !;
Ri PeIkine. F.J. 0vlneton, IT,, Chi
csgo; James d. Smith, Chicago; Wa
ter 8. Hicks, Chicago.
In the sitting room In the back OF
the house where the great preacher
spent many OF the hou,s OF his life,
Maj. Pend this evening was busily
engaged In answering the many tele-
grams that were received by Mrs.
Beecher. A large number OF people
called at the house during the evening
and left their cards with kind words Of
coincidence. A crowd Of people still
lowered around the house and gaxed
In silence at the windows Of the room
where the body OF Mr.. Bsecher lay.
The pail bearers have not yet been Sc.
lected. The will will not be made
public till after the funeral. Mrs.
Beecher bears up wonderfully calm
and com posed.